"I'll regret this forever!" | The Press Find Anna - Notting Hill | RomComs

[@ivanmitrovic1972]

Those are the best soundproof door

[@psifla99]

“Newspapers last forever. I’ll regret this forever.” What a kicker. And the late Roger Michell did brilliantly here holding the camera on Julia’s face for a bit longer, as her “what have I done?” feeling sinks in.

[@MrSinEon]

Just look at her eyebrows just as she said it

[@johnkaimins9998]

Once the words leave the mouth they cannot be taken back. Ever. ~ regardless of how hurt and devastated the recipient might feel. I imagine it feels sooo good in the moment to utter them, but the price is incredibly high. For both people.

[@Ninaofthe90s]

Anna is actually quite insufferable. I get that she's angry and hurt but how she reacts here basically tells you how she will always react in situations like this. Attacking him for no reason, saying nasty things and putting him down when he doesn't even deserve it. I wouldn't want to be anywhere near her when she's anygry. She walks all over him several times in this movie, and he let's her because he loves her. And the movie basically tells us that this behavior is okay because she's gorgeous and famous. But in reality - he's way too good for her. If I had a boyfriend like him I would never treat him like this.

[@josephmungai1799]

Wow. You nailed it man. Nothing more to add

[@anj4727]

That's the whole idea dude 😀😀

[@fearnobeer9077]

Well she is a woman

[@Ninaofthe90s]

@@fearnobeer9077 oh how insightful. It's got literally nothing to do with the fact that she's a woman. And I'm not interested in discussing anything further with female or male haters.

[@rumblefish9]

@@Ninaofthe90s Hugh Grant actually mentions that fact in an interview with Andy Cohen

[@johnbox271]

"I'll regret this forever!" Anna could see what her words had done to Will; and it stayed with her, and started her path to change. "Anna is back in London making a film based on a Henry James novel, something he had suggested" the look in her eyes when she see him is guilt/shame "There are things to say". There were two Anna's one before and one after this moment; and when he rejected her... it was the first Anna he saw, only to realize later it was the second Anna that stood before him.

[@StillJustDreaming]

"I'll regret this forever" 4:18 - ouch! She may not have meant that to be anything but honest, but I'm sure it was painful to hear :-(

[@kayal4689]

I like how the had a closure even after the fight. I mean him mentioning " I will be glad you came to stay " after the fight was such a beautiful sentence. Even if they not end up together when rethinks that moment and know that they infact had a good time which was unfortunately ruined by the press. It will be a sweet bitter memory

[@thomaslane316]

Not sure it was ruined by the press; more by her not being able to process the significance of events at they time

[@DeeFightingDreamer]

I don't see enough people talk about how horribly Anna treated Will. I understand how she's feeling and why she's panicking, but she's instantly blaming Will for answering the door in his underwear as if many people didn't do that normally. She starts insulting him and at one point Will even backs away and puts his hands up as if startled. That's so toxic. She immediately thinks Will did this for fame and money and is passive agressive. She says a lot of hurtful things to Will that are so far from the truth. And he's the one always chasing after her. While I love this movie, it angers me the way Will is always the one getting hurt and coming back to her, and the movie makes him seem like an idiot when he doesn't run begging to her right away.

[@pani2282]

Don’t you think it was quite natural of her to suspect him?

[@rwwilson21]

@@pani2282 Well she doesn't suspect him. right off she knew it was spike, but she blames what spike did on him. which was complete bullshit.

[@DeeFightingDreamer]

@@pani2282 it's natural to suspect him to a degree. But belittling him, insulting him, shouting, talking over him and not accepting his good idea to calm down and talk about it is not.

[@coldwinter5428]

@@DeeFightingDreamer i agree. Shes jaded from past experiences. Id imagine though that after the movie ends she'd trust him to have her best interests at heart and wouldn't lash out at him like this. But who knows, its just a movie.

[@rubyc7771]

I think that's her trauma resurfacing and it's quite natural, I don't blame her for that, the thing is they resolved that later and came to an understanding. Nobody or nothing is perfect

[@hhschrader8067]

touching moments, above all his "I will always be glad you came to stay"

[@kimberlybourne-truog6829]

I’m glad he came to her in the end and they worked things out.

[@GreekDudeYiannis]

But like...why though? She's a terrible human being to him. She invites herself to a literal stranger's little sister's birthday party (to which even he is like, "You wanna come to my little sister's birthday party" in a real confused manner); she fails to mention to Will that SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND (whether or not the boyfriend is a good person doesn't matter; she still cheated on him) and allows Will to throw out her trash; she blames Will for the paparazzi showing up at his doorstep instead of his dumbass flat mate; and when a costar asks who he is, she calls Will a fuckin' nobody. Also, she invites herself to stay at his flat to lie low for a while with the insinuation being that no one will find him there because no one knows who he is (not to mention if she had nowhere else to go, that kinda says more about her and the people she surrounds herself with than it does about Will being important to her) Will did literally nothing wrong throughout the movie, but she treats him like trash and cheats on her boyfriend with him.

[@initialcreation]

@@GreekDudeYiannis Gosh, I thought I was the only one, who thought she is trash. He did right by rejecting her. That was major character development, but then he went all co-dependent and threw it all away.

[@rwwilson21]

@@GreekDudeYiannis correction: when it comes to the dinner party, if you watch the press interview scene the last question he asked was "are you busy tonight?" he did ask her out. so technically speaking she didn't invite herself into the dinner party.

[@DavidJackTumusiime]

All journalists wishing it were true, "Newspapers last forever..."

[@riaanpotgieter475]

Believe it or not, I had a friend named Eddie that could have been Spike's twin brother. Eddie is super smart and an IT genius amongst others. Trousers a few inches too short, live in his own world. Also blatantly honest. 😁

[@ichmagheringway89]

So he was Autistic? 😁 Doubt Spike is autistic but I see what you mean I guess he had similar mannerisms and such.

[@RiHa-l1z]

一瞬のアナの表情が、彼女が永遠に後悔するのは、後悔すると言ってしまったことだと物語る。良いシーンだったね。上手い。

[@God-is-my-protector]

Spike is genius. He takes the cake

[@cattogirl999]

Hugh Grant is the most gorgeous 😍❤🔥

[@rebekah1362]

He was, that's very true.

[@krisbenavides3525]

He’s so sweet and she’s just….horrible. Never really kind to anyone. If this was real life, I wonder how long he would handle her ‘fouled’ temper….?!

[@Michael_Arnold]

He is Everyman, and she is Everywoman.

[@a.marcoux4274]

He didn’t like her in real life. He said there was an echo in her mouth when he kissed her. Guess there is no chance of a sequel.

[@TaxingIsThieving]

​@@a.marcoux4274 Mouth like a cave

[@ProfessionalDriver101]

I'd have shown her the door and wished her a day as great as she is

[@truthteller6993]

Regarding the 'invalidation' of her feelings, whilst Will was tactless it's an important scene which sets up the famous "Just a girl" scene. When they meet again a year later, she has obviously been thinking about both him and his final words to her about 'fame'. She too by now believes that, "This fame thing isn't real" which allows her to open her heart up properly and match how Will feels about her. We also know she already trusts and appreciates his judgement after taking on a film role which he stated to her out loud he thought she would be perfect for.

[@andrewchtan]

Big big mistake to tell Spiker "not to go outside" What a hilarious moment. All the supporting actors and actresses make this great classic movie Movie like is rare these days

[@RebeccaEvans]

People who have money or beauty can get easily paranoid that others are only interested in them not for them but for the parts of the person that are consummable goods for social currency. It doesn't make her taking it out on him acceptable

[@madhuokpako7489]

Not at all bad, well chosen briefs I'd say😂😂😂

[@twelve8438]

This was my favorite

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

JULIA ROBERTS IS SO CUTE

[@jayaychare7318]

That bit was really annoying. who wouldn't just stop her and say there are paps outside?

[@jammzy2959]

Hugh Grant has complained about this too. I think he is still upset... lol

[@renae3857]

She was not unreasonable in this situation. He was invalidating her to such an epic degree

[@truthteller6993]

There is a deleted scene which takes place the same day when Anna phones Will, most likely to apologise for the way she spoke to him during this scene. Spike of course ruins things by accident and hangs up after saying the wrong thing. In my opinion that scene should have been kept in as it would have softened her character.

[@jefferyrbrown]

It's odd that some women look much better all made up and some women do not... In this movie, we seemingly get to see her "without the glam" and I think she looks the better for it. I've never really been one of those people who is on the "Julia Roberts is the most beautiful woman in the world" bandwagon; everyone has what works for them, I suppose. But, I think she's much more attractive in this movie than in any other in which I've seen her. Don't get me wrong...I like the movie. It's actually one of the few movies I own. Her performance is well acted and well directed....and you get the distinct impression that she's a person living two lives at the same time, one of a movie star and one of a normal person. Some of her dialogue seems genuine and real and what a normal person would say and then sometimes she give the impression that she's "giving a performance" and "acting out her own personal life" as if it's a role she's playing. Or maybe it's none of that at all...lol

[@philochristos]

She should've just waited them out.

[@kolasom]

Last scene in notting hill

[@davidnicholson8812]

Stupid he let her go out the door... I call BS ! I would have stopped her and explained ....

[@YuliaGrushevskaya-bi6he]

😂 nice 🎉presse out

[@carolinegodden4364]

This movie shows a lot of misunderstandings, going on, due to the pressure of living UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT OF PAPARAZZI. Anna was living like a HUNTED Woman. Diana Spencer experienced SAME. WHEN WILL WE EVER LEARN?

[@cosmicseer6569]

Whoever the director of this was high.

[@metfan4evr]

In 1999 newspaoers lasted forever. In 2024 the internet is written in ink.

[@xAmyante]

So much misogyny in these comments... I have a lot of sympathy for Anna's character. It still resonates so much for us today, with the cancel culture, female celebrities getting stalkers, paparazzis spying on their every move... It's easy to laugh it off when you're not objectified all the time and even villified if a magazine decides to portray you in a bad way. I'm glad the movie acknowledged this and how damaging it can be for your relationships with your loved ones, the lack of trust that comes with it, the constant awareness of the way you present yourself to the world... That must be exhausting. The scene was necessary for the romance to move forward and both actors gave an amazing performance, you could really empathise with both

[@2EKgn16]

Well said and on point.

[@Filip-dg6uk]

i can't believe how some people are so deep indoctrinated into believeing using some words makes them smart or educated or informed... You are just a pity little puppet in grand scale of things, that it is just pity seeing someone being installed into a parrot saying some words over and over. It's just sad really. It's not misogyny, it's facts. She is doing it because of reasons you have mentioned, but she chose that path for money. That is the world you live in. You could easily live off the grid but with no fame money and luxury. You take the price of your decisions one way or the other. Cut the feminazi bulshit please, it's getting pathetic.

[@marienmorand]

Feminist nonsense

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

Is the cardboard lady in the rainbow dress suppose to be Will's Mum

[@davidnicholson8812]

Tho he gets to see her true colors?

[@monicagambino318]

Will is too good for her. The woman is an insufferable narcissist 😒

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

If I was Will I'd of kicked Spike out and let him no longer be my flatmate

[@tomatosakana]

🎅さん　おはようございます　☂️なので部屋の中でラジオ体操しました　肩こり腰痛が以前より減りました👍

[@innerpeacefindings671]

That nasty girl, blaming that men just like that. In the end that man simp on her. The temper show who she is really are.

[@sarahm.5356]

She is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER.

[@lepetitchat123]

This film sucks. There is no way they would end up together. The happy ending is pathetically bad...the only amusing about the film is the guy who plays the roommate

[@BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld]

I didn't care for the Will character at all. This scene , perfect example. Using his female friend's accident in this conversation wasn't a good choice at all for William. Anna didn't want to hear that right now . You don't pull a friend's tragedy into that moment. Stick to the subject . He's trying to make her feel guilty. She's scared , angry and embarrassed. He needed to throw on a coat get the press off his doorstep , and be a man. He was utterly childish . Thru the entire film, actually. Everyone thought Anna was difficult , but the manipulator isn't her-- it's him.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

William was both shocked and trying to show that Anna's rage, hostility, lying accusations, and plain hatred were uncalled-for and a horribly immature overreaction for a grown, professional woman. He's trying to make her see sense whereas she tells him he's worthless. "She's scared , angry and embarrassed." Indeed? Of what? "He needed to throw on a coat get the press off his doorstep , and be a man." Not after being instructed he's worthless by a woman in a worthless profession. He demonstrated manhood by not caring about the mess on his doorstep BUT by caring about the lying mess who was screaming her feminine hate and bile at him.

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Can't stand this movie or the diva in it

[@magorzatamargaret294]

Dont watch it.

[@skylarjeselnik]

Good to know 😆